New Zealand

For the full 2020 data please visit our 2020 inbound data page here. For Q1 (January -March 2020) data please visit our UK and regional quarterly data pages - these pages will be updated when 2021 data becomes available.

Global context


Measure	2019
International tourism expenditure (US$bn)	4.4
Global rank for international tourism expenditure	49
Number of outbound visits (m)	4.0
Most visited destination	Australia
Most visited destination in Western Europe	United Kingdom

Key demographic and economic data


Measure	2019
Population (m)	5.0
GDP per capita PPP (US$)	39,957
Annual average GDP growth over past decade (%)	3.2
Annual average GDP growth in the past year (%)	3.0

New Zealand Aviation Profile (PDF, 1.4MB)

New Zealand Market Snapshot (PDF, 1.14MB)

Find out where visitors from New Zealand reside in their own country (Excel, 176KB, Published 2017)

Exchange rate

1 GBP = 1.9924 NZD

As of 18 June 2021

Retrieved from the Bank of England

Inbound visits to Britain from New Zealand

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Access to Britain from New Zealand


Measure	2019
Weekly departing seats to gateway cities which have routes to the UK	59,382
Main gateway hubs en-route from New Zealand to the UK	Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia, the Middle East, North America and Australia
Countries with connecting flights to the UK from New Zealand	16

New Zealand has a complex aviation market. With extensive outbound seat capacity, New Zealand travellers have a diverse range of options for travelling to the UK, with connecting flights via aviation hubs in Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia, the Middle East, North America and Australia to gateway cities across the UK, including London Heathrow, London Gatwick, London Stansted, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh and Cardiff
The current reduced rate of Air Passenger Duty for visitors departing Britain for New Zealand is £78

Markets

Markets

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